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Sunday, August 13, 2017

The rise in juvenile executions in Iran, a Sign of the fear of people's uprising

13.08.17By Zohair AhmadWhat is the recent rise in executions of juveniles in Iran a sign of? Ever since the clerics hijacked the people's revolution in 1979, they have been afraid of losing their stolen power and the only response the regime knows is by violence, suppression, and executions.

Juvenile execution in Iran

The most recent violation is that of Alireza Tajiki, he was executed despite the fact that he was a child when he was sentenced to death. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Asma Jahangir, has expressed outrage at the execution of Alireza Tajiki. The Iranian regime executed him despite protests from different Human rights organizations.

Alireza Tajiki sentenced to death when he was 15

Alireza was arrested in 2012 at the tender age of 15, in 2013 he received the death sentence, he was only 16 years old. He was executed on August 10, 2017. Mr, Tajiki had reportedly been tortured and had not received a fair trial. The Special Rapporteur was distressed to the extreme to learn that the execution had gone ahead despite twice being postponed on previously scheduled dates. She also stressed that Mr. Tajiki’s death penalty was upheld following judicial procedures which did not meet acceptable international standards of a fair trial or due process.

Unfortunately, this is not uncommon in Iran, according to officialnumbers 5000 of the prisoners currently on death-row are between 20 and 30 years old, how many of them who received their death sentence while children we do not know, Iran has already executed three other juvenile offenders since January and at least 86 are known to be on death-row, but previous evidence will suggest that at least 50% of these prisoners were sentenced to die while they were children. By disregarding any protests against juvenile executions the regime shows a deep disregard for human life and human rights. Although the regime has ratified both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Both of which commit the country to protect and respect children’s right to life. The Iranian regime has the blood of many children on their hands, the most shocking are the fact that not even unborn children escaped the horror of the murderous mullahs, during the 1988 massacre several pregnant women were executed, killing not only the mother but also her unborn baby. Also, a vast number of young girls and boys were murdered during this atrocity in 1988. The record speaks for it self, every time the regime feels threatened they escalate the executions, and the suppression of the people spirals out of proportions.

1988's Massacre of 30000 Iranian political prisoners

This will not change unless the regime is removed from power. The human rights violations will continue to rise if we do not take action and bring forth a regime change. The will of the people is clear they wish for a regime change and they want the Iranian resistance in power. They also urge for justice for all those murdered by the mullahs regime in the 1988 massacre, the culprits must face justice and be prosecuted according to due process.